AFL boss Andrew Demetriou expects to sit on the hearing into Essendon's charges.

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AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou expects to sit on the commission that will hear the charges against Essendon and four of its officials despite Bombers coach James Hird seeking a court injunction to exclude him.

When the hearing takes place is uncertain with Essendon and the four individuals charged granted a deferment from attending the hearing with the AFL Commission originally scheduled for Monday.

The club, coach James Hird, assistant coach Mark Thompson, football manager Danny Corcoran and club doctor Bruce Reid have all been charged with bringing the game into disrepute following the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's (ASADA) interim report into the Essendon 2012 supplements program.

Hird on Thursday lodged a writ with the Victorian Supreme Court. Among Hird's claims was the request for an injunction that would exclude from the hearing Demetriou and any commissioner who has access to the ASADA interim report.

The commission which I am on is intending to hear these matters.

"The commission which I am on is intending to hear these matters," Demetriou told 774 ABC Melbourne on Friday morning.

"At this point in time there is no indication as to why I wouldn't (sit on the commission)."

Demetriou on Friday morning said he is yet to speak to the AFL's legal counsel about defending the writ lodged by Hird's lawyers.

The writ includes a claim that Demetriou spoke to former Essendon chairman David Evans before the ASADA investigation was announced tipping off the club was being investigated.

Demetriou continues to deny the allegation.

"It was impossible to tell Essendon anything when I was not privy to the information."